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Since 1848, we’ve aspired to graduate students who are passionate about learning, effecting change in their communities and the world.

Memphis, TN
Joined April 2009
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
The Rhodes community is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague and friend, Andrew (Drew) Rainer. Students, faculty, and staff gathered last night on campus to begin the healing process as one community with a candlelight vigil in honor of Drew's memory.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
President Hass made this statement today regarding new federal guidelines targeting international students.
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Rhodes College
6 years
We’d like to share the message we have sent to Rhodes College applicants regarding peaceful protests.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Our beauty is more than stone deep, but we always appreciate being recognized for the beautiful campus we love (and miss.) Condé Nast Traveler's latest issue includes Rhodes among "The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America." Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Rhodes College alumna Amy Coney Barrett ‘94 is being considered to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the United States Supreme Court. Read more here:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
With overall high grades for academics, professors, diversity, and value, Rhodes ranked No. 1 for Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Tennessee and No. 2 for Best Colleges in Tennessee in Niche’s 2021 College Rankings.
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Rhodes College
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Rhodes campus rated Most Beautiful in @ThePrincetonRev 's Best 381 Colleges for 2017
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
President Hass has decided, with the full support of the Board of Trustees, to postpone reopening campus and continue remote teaching and learning for Fall 2020. Read President Hass' full letter on our COVID-19 information page:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
We are proud to announce that Rhodes College has been named one of @CNTraveler ’s 50 most beautiful campuses in America. Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
You never know what you may discover at Rhodes. Prof. Michael Collins tells us that the red fox, or vulpes vulpes, is quite common––even in urban settings–– and this one may have expanded its home range from nearby Overton Park.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
We’re out enjoying the beautiful rainbow over campus.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Spring has finally sprung on the Rhodes College campus and we're not mad about it. Not one bit.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Your favorite campus cat is staying at home like the rest of us and enjoying their usual takeout meals.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 years
Happiness is graduating from Rhodes College! Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
Rhodes College has cancelled classes for Monday, Oct. 4.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
U.S. News & World Report has named Rhodes one of the nation’s most innovative national liberal arts colleges in its 2020 Best Colleges rankings. Rhodes was also recognized as a “Best Value College” and on the list of “Best Undergraduate Teaching Degrees.”
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Happy New Year!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
In light of the COVID-19 situation and cancellation of test dates this spring, Rhodes will not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores for the next three years.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
Induction into the Rhodes Hall of Fame is among the highest honors for graduating seniors, particularly as it is an honor chosen by one's peers. K’nori Bone, Jacob Fontaine, Betsy John, Hannah Johns, Sydney Jones, and Mary Thomas are the latest campus leaders selected.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
The Princeton Review has named Rhodes a 2022 Best College, ranking us a Most Beautiful Campus. Rhodes is also in the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Internships and Top 50 Best Value Colleges on the Princeton Review list of the 200 best value colleges.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
1 year
We may not get snow often but when we do the campus always looks a bit more magical!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Beautiful fall colors on campus this week!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
We think this is code for “ROLL LYNX”.....
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ABC News
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SOUND ON: These two lynxes have a lot to say to one another. Listen to their intense conversation on the side of the road in Avery Lake, Canada.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
2 years
Today @RhodesCollege announced Jennifer M. Collins as the college’s 21st president. Learn more about Rhodes’ next president here:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
Merry Christmas to our Rhodes College family near and far!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
We wish the entire Rhodes community a safe and restful winter break. The college will be closed from December 21st through January 3rd. Have a joyful holiday season and we'll see you in 2021!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 months
Chair of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of History Dr. Charles McKinney helped in the creation of a new educational exhibition organized by the Orpheum Theatre Group in partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum. Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Hey, @uofmemphis : It works. Lauren Avant Sumski rewrote the Rhodes record books as a player, setting new highs for points scored in a season, free throws made, and points-per-game average. Now, she's our coach:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Pres. Hass announces that thanks to a gift from Lynne and Henry Turley, the newly named Memphis Center will focus on 4 areas of community transformation: urban education, the arts and social change, neighborhood and community development, and youth empowerment and justice.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Tony Eskridge ’20 has won an Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, an 11-month program that provides opportunities for motivated individuals who wish to make a difference in eliminating hunger and poverty in the United States.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
Roll Lynx! @RhodesFootball brought the Orgill Cup back home Saturday with a 14-3 win at home over Sewanee for Family Weekend. This was the 66th annual bid for the Orgill Cup. Rhodes leads the race for the cup with 36 all-time wins versus Sewanee's 29.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 years
Expedia names Rhodes one of "14 Most Beautiful Campuses" (for more than our good looks)
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
Our Lynx brought home five (5!) SAA team championships in men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's track, and women's golf. Roll Lynx!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
We hope everyone in our community and in Memphis is staying safe, warm, and off the roads when possible. Please check your email and the inclement weather page on our website to stay up to date on all the latest announcements. Thanks to K’nori Bone '21 for sharing these photos.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Based on our rigorous academic standards, our unique architectural beauty, and our location in one of the country’s most vibrant cities, the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Rhodes College one of its “best and most interesting” schools.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
Thanks to our world-class academics and multitude of financial assistance opportunities, including fellowships, scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study, Kiplinger named Rhodes a Best Value College for 2019.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
The Fall season never fails to accentuate the exceptional beauty of Rhodes' campus. As the air chills and the trees shift to their fall colors, our community is reminded why Rhodes is consistently recognized for having one of the most beautiful college campuses in the nation.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Rhodes has been named one of Architectural Digest’s ’50 Most Beautiful Colleges in America.’ The article notes our “beautiful wooded campus,” which is currently covered in its full fall foliage. Read more here:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Rhodes has ranked second on College Rover's annual list of the most Beautiful College Campuses in the United States! Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Rhodes has one of the top medical school acceptance rates in the nation. Our graduates have been admitted to some of the nation’s top medical schools in 2018, including Harvard, Vanderbilt, and Emory. Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 years
Rhodes ranked #3 for Most Engaged in Community Service in @ThePrincetonRev 's #Best382Colleges for 2018!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
. @RhodesBaseball adopted Aiden Taylor thru the @FoJFoundation and gave him a big welcome to the team on Sunday!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
At Rhodes, research is fueled by passion. Our students seek not only to transform themselves but the world, often starting locally. Kynnedy Tuggle '20 used her paid summer of research to explore how black male educators help students of color develop their racial identity.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Rhodes College ranks 52nd on The Princeton Review’s annual list of the nation’s “Best Value Colleges.” The guide evaluates factors including stellar academics, financial aid, and strong career prospects for graduates.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Welcome to Memphis!
@CycloneFB
Iowa State Football
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From one beautiful college campus to another! Thanks for having us @RhodesCollege ! This will be the #Cyclones practice field for @AZOLibertyBowl #RaiseTheStandard 🌪🚨🌪
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
It’s officially August. Our doors are prepped and ready to welcome the Class of 2022. See you in two weeks! #rhodes2022
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Rhodes College has been ranked 81 out of 900 U.S. higher education institutions and comes in at No. 2 for colleges and universities in Tennessee according to WalletHub’s 2023 Best Colleges and Universities Rankings! Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
2 years
For the first time in Rhodes history, a father-daughter duo are sitting members of the college's Board of Trustees! Ryan Mire '93 and his daughter, Mallory Mire '23, made history following Mallory's admission to the board as a student trustee.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
All classes are cancelled Tuesday, January 16th. Employees should check with their supervisor concerning work schedules.
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@RhodesCollege
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6 years
The bell in Halliburton Tower tolls 39 times in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #MLK50
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
A foggy Memphis morning.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
From pop culture to campus issues, PJ Settles '19 & Bryce Hayes '20 discuss it all in their podcast, Can't Knock the Hustle
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Among those running the St. Jude Memphis Marathon today is Adam Cruthirds '20. Since founding Adam's Army while being treated for leukemia at 16, he has had the goal to raise one million dollars for the hospital. He succeeded.
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Rhodes College
4 years
This week, special boxes were delivered to each of our graduating seniors to help us celebrate them this Saturday. Seniors, don’t open until May 16! When you do, tag us in your celebration photos. #Rhodes2020
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
The candidates have been chosen. Rhodes College will host a U.S. Senate debate for the open Tennessee seat on Sept. 13.
@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Rhodes College will host a general election debate for the Tennessee open U.S. Senate seat on Sept. 13. More information:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Scholar-athlete Colin Seymour shares his story of how Rhodes has supported his pursuit of his athletic dreams while nurturing his intellectual curiosity. Join us at Rhodes for an extraordinary college journey at a place like no other. Apply today:
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Rhodes College
3 years
First-year move in for the spring 2021 semester started today. Even though skies were gray, the campus community still brought lots of positive energy to welcome students to campus. #RollLynx
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
Rhodes College will host a general election debate for the Tennessee open U.S. Senate seat on Sept. 13. More information:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
Another beautiful day on the Rhodes campus. Is it too early to start the countdown to spring break?
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
USA TODAY Network-TN names President Hass a Tennessean to watch in 2018
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
Welcome to the start of the Spring 2021 semester! We are wishing all members of the Rhodes College community—those who are on campus and those attending virtually—a safe and exceptional term.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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PJ the cat waits to receive the graduates.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Tomorrow at sunset, the Hernando de Soto Bridge will shine Red for Rhodes in recognition of our 175th anniversary and to welcome President Jennifer Collins. ❤️ ❤️
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
After careful consideration, Rhodes is moving to remote learning due to the developing COVID-19 situation. Read the message from President Hass:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Rhodes College and Baptist Memorial Health Care have announced a comprehensive partnership to provide COVID-19 prevention, monitoring, testing, tracing, and health care services to students, faculty, and staff members.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 months
Another year, another Orgill Trophy victory! #RollLynx ! 📸: Jackson Hendrix '24
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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It's a great day to appreciate our beautiful campus. Where is your favorite place at Rhodes to take a breath and enjoy your surroundings?
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
We're honored to announce that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will deliver Rhodes' annual Constitution Day lecture on October 3rd. We welcome the public, though seating is limited. We will also livestream the lecture. Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
3 years
Congratulations to all of our students for rising to the challenges of this remote semester! Even though we cannot all be together at this time, we wish all students who are finishing up your final exams the best of luck and wish everyone a safe and restful winter break.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
6 years
The sun is out and it's a beautiful day on campus. Perfect weather to kick off spring break!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
2 years
Rhodes College has received yet another campus beauty designation, coming in at No. 30 on Architectural Digest’s list of “The 53 Prettiest College Campuses in America.” Read more about the designation here:
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Rhodes College
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When Bryce Berry '20 arrived at Rhodes, he didn't imagine his journey would take him to South Africa. He earned a scholarship, allowing him to work as a finance intern. He says it was an unforgettable experience that equipped him for his life and career.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 years
Proud to be one of 50 colleges on @ThePrincetonRev 's list of colleges that create futures! #CollegeFutures
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
2 years
Rhodes has landed on Money’s Best Colleges in America 2022. The decisions came after editors of the magazine spent months evaluating data on quality, affordability, and student outcomes of more than 600 four-year colleges across the country. Read more:
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Rhodes College
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Rhodes graduates' acceptance rate to medical school is 27% higher than the national average. We attribute that to the world-class healthcare partners we have in Memphis, our exceptional students, and our dedicated faculty.
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Rhodes College
5 years
The Rhodes Activities Board knows how to take on the winter weather: by putting an ice skating rink in the middle of campus, of course. Take that, #polarvortex !
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
So glad we were able to celebrate our graduates by bringing a few special Rhodes traditions to them all over the world with the help of FedEx.
@FedEx
FedEx
4 years
Millions of college and high school seniors in the class of 2020 are coping with graduation season during stay-at-home and social distancing orders - so @RhodesCollege found a creative way to provide their 475 graduating seniors a “graduation in a box.”
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Claudia Kennedy graduated from Rhodes in '69. She made history in '97 when she became the first woman in the US Army to hold the rank of a three star general #InternationalWomensDay :
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
5 years
The diplomas have arrived in Fisher Garden! Commencement begins in about one hour. #RhodesGrad
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
7 years
Congrats to our Women’s Golf Team and Head Coach Mike Clary, as they win their third Division III Women’s Golf National Championship!
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Rhodes College
6 years
Rhodes College is featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2019, which includes profiles of the “best and most interesting” colleges in the country. Rhodes also made the guide’s listings of colleges strong in international studies and business. Read more:
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Rhodes College
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With the ringing of the bells and the sounding of the trumpets, the class of 2019 has officially walked across the seal for the first time. #RhodesGrad
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Rhodes Women’s Basketball defeated Oglethorpe 56-41 to win the SAA Women’s Basketball Championship today. Roll Lynx!
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SAA Sports
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Rhodes defeats defending champion Oglethorpe to win SAA Women's Basketball Championship #SAA #d3hoops
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Rhodes College
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Rhodes has earned the seventh spot on the list of institutions producing the most 2019-2020 Fulbright students, chosen for their academic merit and leadership. The Fulbright is the government's highly prestigious international educational exchange program.
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Rhodes College
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Senior left tackle DJ Coker has been named an American Football Coaches Association All-American, becoming the first Lynx to earn All-American honors by the AFCA in back-to-back seasons. Congratulations, DJ! Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Winter has arrived in Memphis. Even though we’re missing the snow, the transition to the cold months brings an unparalleled sheen to our historically beautiful campus.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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It's #901Day , and Rhodes is happy to celebrate being in Memphis-- a city full of creativity and boundless opportunities. Our students, faculty, and staff care about Memphis so much, they dedicated more than 394,758 hours of service to the city last year. We love ya, Memphis!
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Rhodes is endorsing four juniors to compete for the 2020 Truman Scholarship, the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders: Olivia Brown, Teasha Dogra, Jacob Fontaine, and Matthew Mussalli.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Happy Winter Break! Enjoy a restful holiday break and we'll see you back on campus in the New Year!
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Rhodes College
2 years
The moment the undefeated @Rhodes_WBB team found out they’ll host the NCAA tournament! Show support this Friday as the Lynx face off against East Texas Baptist University. #RollLynx “The Edge” licensed via Music Vine: 6FUCU2S73Q4UV2DG
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
4 years
Jacob Fontaine '20 is editor-in-chief of The Bridge, a nonprofit street newspaper. After spending a summer at the London School of Economics and working with London’s street newspaper, The Big Issue, he has ideas to make The Bridge even more effective.
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Rhodes College
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Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and University of Chicago are among the medical schools where Rhodes graduates were admitted in 2019. Rhodes ranks 6th nationally among liberal arts colleges in number of applicants admitted to medical school.
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Rhodes College
3 years
Even President Diehl has the spooky season spirit. Happy Halloween, Lynx. 🎃🐾
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Rhodes College
6 years
Dr. Charles McKinney, the Chair of Africana Studies & Associate Professor of History, and Dr. Marsha Walton, Professor of Psychology, are the recipients of this year's Clarence Day Awards-- Rhodes’ highest faculty honors for outstanding teaching & research.
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Rhodes College has been named one of the "50 Best Colleges in Big Cities" according to recent analysis featured in Newsweek. Read more:
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@RhodesCollege
Rhodes College
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Today @RhodesCollege announced Marjorie Hass as the college's 20th president #Rhodes20
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Rhodes College
2 years
It's with a heavy heart we announce that women’s golf coach Mike Clary will retire in May 2023 upon completion of his 44th year on the Rhodes athletic staff. He is the longest-serving staff member in Rhodes athletic history. Read more:
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